Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 26, 2003
Games of the Day

The Yankees can wrap up home field advantage today by sweeping a double header from the Baltimore Orioles. Damian Moss faces Andy Pettitte in game 1, and Pettitte is trying to tie his career high in wins with 21. A Yankee victory would also give him 20 wins against the Orioles.

In game 2, Rodrigo Lopez goes against Jorge DePaula. DePaula had a great year at Norwich in 2002, but struggled a bit at Columbus this year. DePaula and Posada form the first Jorge battery in the history of baseball.

In the NL, the big race now is between the Cubs and the Astros. Pittsburgh visits the windy city this afternoon, and Josh Fogg will walk in on little cat feet to face the intimidating Mark Prior. Prior is 9-1 since the start of August with a 1.42 ERA. He's struck out 85 in 76 innings over that period.

The Astros will host the Brewers tonight, knowing if they have to win to keep pace or take the lead. Wayne Franklin faces Jeriome Robertson. Robertson is 2-0 in three starts against the Brewers this year, despite walking 9 batters in 18 2/3 innings.

Enjoy!


Posted by David Pinto at 02:33 PM | Games | TrackBack (0)